Florida Gators get first home win vs. top 10 team since 2008

7:10 PM,
Oct. 6, 2012

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David Jones, FLORIDA TODAY

GAINESVILLE - The University of Florida is 5-0 today and the Gators can be thankful for the replay system in college football.

On third-and-8 from his own 20 with just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter, LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger lofted an apparent 56-yard completion to Odell Beckham Jr. It would have put the Tigers, at worst, in position to kick the go-ahead field goal.

Instead, Florida safety Matt Elam ripped the ball out of Beckham's hands on the way to the ground. At first, the play was ruled dead and LSU still had the ball. But after the play was reviewed, the ball was ...